Razor blade magazine



.Oct. 5, 1943. s. H. BENJAMIN RAZOR BLADE MAGAZINE Filed June 5, 1941 3 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY s. H. "BENJAMIN RAZOR BLADE MAGAZINE Opt. 5, 1943.

s Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 5, 1941 I INVENTOR.

Ot. 5, 1943. s. H. BENJAMIN I RAZOR BLADE MAGAZINE 'Filed June 5'. 1941 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 200 m. w 23 Z9 1s- Figure 1.

Patented Got. 5, 1943 4 Claims.

My invention relates to safety blade magazines and refers particularly to safety blade magazines carrying a plurality of stacked safety razor blades and means adapted to remove a safety razor blade deposited upon a safety razor head element. u

Safety razors have been so constructed that a safety razor blade magazine holder, carrying a removable safety blade magazine containing a plurality of stacked safety razor blades, may be inserted between a safety razor blade deposited upon a safety razor head element and the head element, the movement of said magazine holder and its blade magazine removing said deposited blade from its said' position and depositing an unused blade upon said, razor head, the withdrawal of said magazine holder and its blade magazine from contact with said razor head withdrawing said formerly deposited blade from contact with said razor head.

My invention relates to safety blade magazines carrying means adapted to accomplish the removal of a deposited blade from a safety razor head by co-operation with safety razor blade magazine holders,

In the removal of such deposited blades, it is essential that the removing means have some element whereby the blade will become removably attached to the removing device while the blade is still within, or upon, the razor head, such attachment being of a character whereby the withdrawal of the withdrawing means from the razor head will carry the blade with it.

The attaching means between the blade and the removing device may be a part of the magazine holder or a part of the blade magazine car'- ried by the magazine holder, and my invention is directed to blade magazines in which such attaching means are carried by the blade magazine.

The construction, operation and advantages of the razor magazine holderof my invention will be evident upon a consideration of my specification and the accompanying drawings,'in which similar parts are designated by similar numerals. Figure 1 is a top plan view of a safety razor blade magazine of my invention.

Figure 2 is a section through the line 2-2 of Figure 3 is a sectionthrough the line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is. a section through the-line 55 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a rear end view of the device of Figure 4.

Figure 7 is a top plan view of the combined devices of Figures 1 to 6 inclusive.

Figure8 is a section through the line 8-8 of Figure 7.

Figure 9 is a section through the line 99 of Figure '7.

Figure 10 is a top plan view of a modified form of a safety razor blademagazine of my invention.

Figure 11 is a rear end view of Figure 10. I

Figure 12 is a side view 'of Figure 11, partly broken away.

Figure 13 is a top plan view of a modified form of a magazine holder adapted for use with the blade magazine of Figures 10, 11, and 12.

Figure 14 is an enlarged section through the line I i-44 of Figure 13.

Figure 15 is an enlarged rear end view of the device of Figure 13.

Figure 16 is a top plan view of the combined devices of Figures 10 to 15 Inclusive.

Figure 17 is an enlarged section through, the line I'I-'iI of Figure 16.

Figure 18 is a section through the line IBI8 of Figure 1'7.

The particular form of a blade magazine of my invention illustrated in Figures 1, 2, and 3 comprises a top member 40; two side members 4|,

M, extending above the top member .40, the two spaced bottom members 32, 452 forming an opening, or recess, 43, and the end members 44 and t5, the end member 4 3 being extended downwardly to form the longitudinal opening 46, through which the bottom blade I00 may be withdrawn, or ejected, while the remaining blades I00, I00 are retained within the magazine.

A plurality of blades I00, I00 are positioned within the magazine, and are pressed downwardly by the spring 4! fastenedto the top 40 by means of the rivet 48. Thetop member 40 carries the two downwardly extended lugs 49, 49 adapted to pass through an opening, or openings, in the razor blade I00, I00 and through openings in the spring 47. The-upper portion of the lugs 49, B9 is extended above the top 40 forming the two blade engaging members 50, 50, the rearward portions of which are undercut, as shown particularly in Figure 2, so positioned that they will enter the openings in a used blade-positioned upon a'razor, when the device is positioned bestruction as to allow or their the two side members 2! ber 32'.

mm said blade. -The top it has also a recess ll, adapted My razor to receive a lug or a razor head.

blade magazines are of such conuse withmagazine holders. and to. cooperate with razor heads to withdraw a previously deposited blade and to deposit an unused blade and position it thereon for shaving purposes.

In order to withdraw a used blade it is necessary that some means be employed whereby the used blade may be removably attached to the withdrawing means are a used with blade magazine magazine, as will be clearly modified forms of blade magazine holders adaptable for use therewith.

' One form of a safety razor blad magazine holder adaptedto operate with my razor blade magazine, shown particularly in Figures 4, 5, and 6 adapted for the Gem type of razor, comprises a top member formed or the two members 20 and 20' having a connecting bridge 2|, thus forming the recess 22 in this top member. The rear portion or the top member is extended upwardly "1, thus preventing the outward movement of the magazine.

It .is evident that a blade magazine without extended blade engaging members, such as 50, 50, cannot be employed to withdraw a blade from a razor head and that a magazine holder cannot be employed with a blade magazine having such blade engaging members unless it has rear recesses such as 3|, 3|.

To operate the thus combined magazine holder and blade magazine, the two outward extended arms 52, 52' of the blade guiding members 24 and 24' respectively are introduced between the guard of a razor head and a blade positioned thereon, and moved inwardly, during which movement the positioned blade is removed from loss positioning it on the guard and moves upwardly over the upper face of the members 24 and II and then across the upper faces 20 and 20' of the magazine holder, this movement continuing until the blade engaging members 50, 50 become inserted throughopenings in blade. when the blade is in this position, the magazine holder with the blade magazine is withdrawn from contact with the razor head, thus withdrawing the formerly positioned blade from therazor.

The device of my inventionshown in Figures 10 'to 18, inclusive, is adapted for use with the Gillette type of razor and is similar to that previ- 0 ously shown and described; similar. parts being designated by similar numerals.

This form of razor-blade magazine, however, varies slightly from that described in order to Yadapt it to the particular construction of the into a U-shaped member 23, having elongated openings 23' therein, these openings 23" being connected with two recesses 3| and 3| in the top members 20 and 20' respectively. The number of these recesses in the top members 20 and 20' varying to correspond with the number of blade engaging members of the particular blade magazine employed. The forward portions of the top members 20 and 20' are extended downwardly forming the blade guiding members 24 and 24' respectively, the ends of the blade guiding members 24 and 24' being bevelled as shown.

The top member carries the two sides comprising the U-shaped members 25 and 25', which are extended downwardly 26 and 2t, thence inwardly and outwardly forming the two loop members 21 and 21, forming a runway, thence downwardly 28 and 28' and thence inwardly forming the two spaced bottom members 29 and 29' formzine and positionin Gillette type of razor and blades, but such variations do not afiect the co ordination between the magazine holder and a blade magazine, nor do they afiect the operation of these two assembled elements for a withdrawal of a positioned blade from a razor head, and hence, a detailed description is not necessary for -.a clear understanding of their construction and application.

As the means for withdrawing the bottom blade from the stacked blades within the blade magait upon the razor guard is not a part of this application, the details thereof are not herein described.

It will thus be seen that the devices of my invention are blade magazines adapted to be removably received by a blade magazine holder ing a runway and forming an opening 30, between and 29'. These two members 29 and 29' may'be substituted by a single bottom member with a recess in its forward end portion. One of the sides has a z-shaped resilientretaining member 32, the central portion of which is inwardly positioned within the side member, thus forming a blocking member therein, this capable of removal from its normal blocking position by movement of its outwardly extended mem- In operation, the blade magazine is introduced into the holder through its rearward end and moved forwardly therein until the two are in the position shown in Figures '7, 8, and 9.

, During this inward movement, the blade engaging members 5|, it pass through the openin s 23' and the recesses 3|, 3| and when the magazine is in proper position within the holder, the inner portion'ot the z-shaped retaining member I! is in the position shown particularly in Figure blocking member being elements mean that the blade magazine carrying blade removing means. whereby the insertion of, and withdrawal from, a razor head having a blade deposited thereon, will withdraw said blade from said razor head, said blade withdrawalmeans being a part of my blade magazine.

- By blade magazine" I mean a magazine containing a plurality of stacked razor blades, so constructed as to allow of the ejection of a single blade at one time.

By operative position and similar words I is so positioned within the magazine holder as to allow of the ejection of a single blade therefrom by the ejection means employed with the magazine holder.

I do-not limit myself to the particula size, shape, number, or arrangement of parts as shown and described, as these are given solely for the purpose of clearly describing my invention.

What I claim is:

1. A safety razor blade magazine adapted for the reception of a plurality or stacked blades comprising a casing having a top member, two spaced'bottom members, two side members connecting said top members and said bottom mer bers, an end member enclosing said casing and an end member positioned at right angles to said top member and said bottom member forming a space between said last mentioned end member and said spaced bottom members and allowing the passage of a single razor blade from within said casing, a plurality of blade positioning lugs within said casing adapted to pass through openings in all of a stack of blades except the lowest one posi-,

, tioned within said casing, resilient means carried by said top member adapted to move said blade stack toward said bottom members, and means extending outwardly from said casing-adapted to be inserted within razor blade openings.

2. A safety razor blade magazin adapted for the reception of a plurality of stacked blades comprising a casing having a top member, two spaced bottom members, two side membe s conmeeting said top members and said bottom members, an end member enclosing said casing and an end member positioned at right'angles to said top member and said bottom member forming a space between said last mentioned end member and said spaced bottom members and allowin the passage of a single razor blade from within 3. A safety razor blade magazine adapted for the reception of a plurality of stacked blades comprising a casing having a top member, two spaced bottom members, two side member connecting and extending above said top members and said bottom members, an end member enclosing said casing and an end member positioned at right angles to said top member and said bottom member forming a space between said last mentioned end member and said spaced bottom members and allowing the passage of a single razor blade prising a casing having a top member, two spaced bottgm members, two side members connecting and extending above said top member and said bottom members, an end member enclosing said casing and an end member positioned at right angles to said top member and said bottom member forming a space between said last mentioned ,end member and said spaced bottom members and allowing the passage ofa single razor blade from within said casing, a plurality of blade positioning lugs within said casing adapted to pass through openings in all of a stack of blades except the lowest one positioned within said casing,

resilient means carried by said top member adapted to move said blade stack toward said bottom members, and an end portion of each said lug extending outwardly from said casing adapted to be inserted within an opening of a razor blade.

SIDNEY H. BENJAMIN. 

